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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Patron teach Cheri to do?
(a) Drive.
(b) Choose wine.
(c) Cook.
(d) Box.

2. Where does Cheri go after leaving Lea's house?
(a) A bar.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) Home.
(d) The racetrack.

3. How old is Lili, the aging courtesan?
(a) 47.
(b) 70.
(c) 65.
(d) 50.

4. Which of the following does Lea NOT instruct her maid to do after Lea returns home?
(a) Bring hot chocolate.
(b) Bring a newspaper.
(c) Fill a hot water bottle.
(d) Light a fire in her room.

5. What is the format of CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?
(a) Short story.
(b) Biography.
(c) Epic poem.
(d) Novella.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cheri feel about the world of his wife and mother?

2. Which of the following did Lea NOT feed Cheri during this summer?

3. Who is the courtesan that Lea thinks is too old to still be entertaining young men?

4. How does Lea manage her feelings related to Cheri's upcoming marriage?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe the lives of Lea and Madame Peloux?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Cheri and Lea introduced to the reader in CHERI?

2. How does Edmee temper her feelings during the time she and Cheri live at Madame Peloux's?

3. What plan does Lea come up with in order to help rid her memory of Cheri?

4. How does the relationship between Lea and Cheri begin?

5. How does Cheri learn that Lea is home from her trip?

6. Describe the scene in which Cheri finds Edmee going through his personal papers.

7. At 49, what is the future of Lea's career as a courtesan?

8. How do Lea and Cheri differ in terms of their purpose and ways to find fulfillment in their lives?

9. What does Lea do in order to get any news about Cheri while he is on his honeymoon?

10. What is the setting for CHERI?

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